Hungarian soldiers return to their base in the central Iraq town of AlHilla after guarding a convoy from the capital Baghdad September 10,2003. Washington is seeking 15,000 more soldiers from other nations aswell as reconstruction funds to back its own commitment of 130,000soldiers and billions of dollars in Iraq. REUTERS/Laszlo Balogh

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September 10, 2003

Hungarian soldiers attend a religious sermon in their base in thecentral Iraq town of Al Hilla September...

Hungarian soldiers attend a religious sermon in their base in thecentral Iraq town of Al Hilla September 10, 2003. Washington is seeking15,000 more soldiers from other nations as well as reconstruction fundsto back its own commitment of 130,000 soldiers and billions of dollarsin Iraq. REUTERS/Laszlo Balogh

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July 18, 2003

Polish troops patrol their new base in the Iraqi town of Al Hillah, 90kilometres south of the capital...

Polish troops patrol their new base in the Iraqi town of Al Hillah, 90kilometres south of the capital Baghdad, in this July 18, 2003 filephoto. A Polish soldier was shot dead in Iraq on November 6, 2003,becoming the country's first fatality since it sent troops to assistits close ally, the United States. The soldier was shot in the neckwhen unknown assailants fired on his convoy near Al Mussayib, a townsouth of Baghdad. REUTERS/Katarina Kilian

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July 18, 2003

Polish troops patrol their new base in the Iraqi town of Al Hillah, 90kilometres south of the capital...

Polish troops patrol their new base in the Iraqi town of Al Hillah, 90kilometres south of the capital Baghdad July 18, 2003. About 30 Polishtroops have arrived to secure the new base in advance of a larger forcewhich is expected to deploy shortly. REUTERS/Katarina Kilian

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April 09, 2003

Young girls hold hands as they walk with their father down a street onthe outskirts of the town of...

Young girls hold hands as they walk with their father down a street onthe outskirts of the town of Al Hillah south of Baghdad, April 9, 2003.Die-hard Iraqi defenders and U.S. invaders are waging a bloody battleof Baghdad in a war to oust President Saddam Hussein. REUTERS/PeterAndrews

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April 09, 2003

An Iraqi family walk down a street on the outskirts of the town of AlHillah south of Baghdad April...

An Iraqi family walk down a street on the outskirts of the town of AlHillah south of Baghdad April 9, 2003. Die-hard Iraqi defenders andU.S. invaders are waging a bloody battle of Baghdad in a war to oustPresident Saddam Hussein. REUTERS/Peter Andrews

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April 09, 2003

Iraqi men travelling in a pick-up truck drive past a tank from the 2ndBattalion, 70 Armor near the...

IRAQI MEN TRAVELLING IN PICK UP TRUCK DRIVE PAST A TANK NEAR AL HILLAH.

Iraqi men travelling in a pick-up truck drive past a tank from the 2ndBattalion, 70 Armor near the town of Al Hillah south of Baghdad, earlyApril 9, 2003. Die-hard Iraqi defenders and U.S. invaders are waging abloody battle of Baghdad in a war to oust President Saddam Hussein.REUTERS/Peter Andrews

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April 08, 2003

Iraqi men and women watch as a column of tanks from the 2nd Battalion,70 Armor pass over a bridge near...

IRAQI MEN AND WOMEN WATCH AS COLUMN OF TANKS DRIVE OVER A BRIDGE NEARAL HILLAH.

Iraqi men and women watch as a column of tanks from the 2nd Battalion,70 Armor pass over a bridge near the town of Al Hillah south of Baghdadon April 8, 2003. U.S. forces seeking to oust President Saddam Husseinturned the streets of Baghdad into a battleground on Tuesday,strengthening their grip on the Iraqi capital. REUTERS/Peter Andrews